O'Brien's Bugeye trophy. That little car is a screamer! This reporter has it on good authority that not only would Ben Anderson and his C have garnered a first place, but a Ms. Rixstine and her Infinity would have as well, had they brought them along. Maybe next year.
Speaking of awards, Steve Espelund is the proud owner of a well-deserved first place trophy for his outstanding 1966 MGB. Deb and Steve just returned from a long boulder and snow-covered trip to Sheridan, Wyoming just a few weeks before the show. Steve not only beat out all contenders from St. Louis and Kansas City, but also fellow Flatwater member and long time winner Marvin Marshall and his '65 B.
We attend the Heartland to see old friends, and talk MGs. Our trailer rule:
If it isn't a racecar, or broken, and you still trailer the car, we will let you play with us, but we WILL throw rocks while you load and unload!
is becoming well known. However, our drivers clean up well. We expect our LBCs to win and Pat, John, and Leo did not disappoint anyone with their fine cars. Martha knows a thing or two about photography and the judges agreed (check out her website).
The awards were presented at the end of the show this year, a change that met with approval of most of the Flatwater Bunch. It was nice to see the car that won along with the driver. We hope this practice continues.
The banquet was a practice in togetherness. The facility was nice, but a bit small for the crowd. The food was excellent. The auction was obnoxious. We go to the show to drive cars, to see cars and to see old friends. While we have no problem with someone giving to a charity, as a point of fact all of us choose to support several in our own communities. But we choose what we support and when we support it. We do not appreciate having someone choose one for us and then pressuring us to contributeãmost of us place it in the same category as those telemarketers who choose to call at dinnertime.
Ken Smith, late of Moss Motors was the speaker. Ken told of his retirement and of the state of the Rover car company, the parent company of MG. Rover was purchased by the Phoenix Group from BMW for a token sum, with the purpose of making it a viable company. Because they have over 850,000 unsold cars around the factories, and because
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